"I look forward to looking for areas of agreement where possible," Warner said Tuesday afternoon.

Some Republicans have accused Democrats of slow-walking DeVos and other nominees to placate voters who still haven't come to terms with Trump's election.

"It seems this gridlock and opposition has far less to do with the nominees actually before us than the man who nominated them," said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. "Enough is enough."

In addition to DeVos, Republicans hope to confirm a series of other nominees this week: Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general, Rep. Tom Price of Georgia as health secretary and financier Steven Mnuchin as treasury secretary.